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Alfred Watkins - The Old Straight Track - 9780349137070 - V9780349137070
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The Old Straight Track

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Description for The Old Straight Track Paperback. This is a study of the ancient tracks or leys that criss-cross the British Isles, a system which was old when the Romans first came to Britain. This is a collection of the author's investiations of the ancient monuments, which he argues follow the paths of the planets. Num Pages: 240 pages, Integrated: 40, Integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBK; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.

First published in 1925 THE OLD STRAIGHT TRACK remains the most important source for the study of ancient tracks or leys that criss-cross the British Isles- a fascinating system which was old when the Romans came to Britain.

First in the Herefordshire countryside, and later throughout Britain, Alfred Watkins noticed that beacon hills, mounds, earthworks, moats and old churches built on pagan sites seemed to fall in straight lines. His investigation convinced him that Britain was covered with a vast network of straight tracks, aligned with either the sun or the path of a star.

Although traces of ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Condition
New
Weight
218g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349137070
SKU
V9780349137070
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3

About Alfred Watkins
Alfred Watkins was born in Hereford in 1855 and was an enthusiastic early photographer, the inventor of much apparatus, including the pinhole camera and the Watkins exposure meter. His revelation took place when he was 65 and caused violent controversy in archeological circles.

Reviews for The Old Straight Track


'A remarkable book... it will not be long before Alfred Watkins is recognised for what he was, an honest visionary who saw beyond the bounds of his time.' JOHN MITCHELL, author of THE VIEW OVER ATLANTIS

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